Usually found in woodland areas in southern regions of the UK, glow-worms are a group of light-producing insects that emit a beautiful – yep, you guessed it –glow. Strangely though, they’re not ...

"The fascination of glow worms for me is that they are in effect magic," says ecologist Pete Cooper, as he tramples through thistles and nettles. "The glow worm has been the symbol of the other world, ...

Artificial light is bad news for a wide range of wildlife, but it can be a particular challenge for a unique subset of species: those that make their own glow. “With bioluminescent creatures, you can ...

The bright lights of big cities are wonders of the modern world; intended to help us work, stay safe and enjoy the world around us long after the sun has set. While artificial light has been great for ...

Although glow-worms emit light at all stages of their life cycle, it is only adult females that "really glow" A "record" number of female glow-worms have been found in Rutland despite a "huge decline" ...

Nights on Earth are getting brighter with the spread of human light pollution, reducing humankind’s visibility of the cosmos. But the brightening night is also messing with glow-worms, spunky insects ...

When they're hungry, glow worms emit a pale light to attract unsuspecting insect prey into their lethal, sticky snares. But this characteristic is restricted to female glow worms, which also use ...

Water and wee. That’s what New Zealand glow-worms use to build sticky traps to ensnare their prey. Arachnocampa luminosa lives in wet caves, spending about nine months as a larva, before growing wings ...